The crossed scholar

"Ah? You won't really fall to your death, right? Jumei, why did you really kick him down? He's really going to die!" Although Zhu Xiaobao hated the fat old man very much, he didn't even think about it. Throw him to death!

"You said, let me kick him down!" Jumei muttered.

"Hey! Forget it, send someone to look at it tomorrow. If the body can be retrieved, it can be buried properly!" Zhu Xiaobao regretted it a bit, after all, it was a human life!But now there is nothing to do.

When Wu Lijia and the others came back, they were all shocked when they heard this, and hurriedly launched a careful investigation in Dongtianfudi, trying to find out how the old man got here.But there was no result, and all defensive measures were not touched.This makes Zhu Xiaobao very strange, but fortunately the old man is finally gone!

But on the second night, just as Zhu Xiaobao returned to his residence, he was shocked by the scene in front of him. The fat old man came back again...

Chapter 159

Zhu Xiaobao's mind suddenly buzzed, and his head grew bigger. Now that Jumei is not around, Ying Xiuxiu, Lu Tong, and Lu Fang are the three of them. They are definitely not the old man's opponent.And now the situation is no longer a second, and the three of them have disappeared.If it was at this distance in normal times, the three girls would have heard the chatter and laughter.

"Old man! Why are you here again? Didn't you fall to your death? I'm so worried? Where are my three maids?" Zhu Xiaobao exclaimed angrily. Now he is not afraid of this fat old man. But it's a headache!

"Oh! Don't worry, they're all fine. It's just that you haven't disciplined them well, and you'll move around when you see me. I'll let them rest for a while! Don't worry, it's just a little, a little rest, even Mao Not one of them!" The fat old man explained cautiously, as if he was afraid that Zhu Xiaobao would worry.

"Hey! You're so old, why don't you say nothing? You left my place after you were satisfied with the food, why are you here again?" Zhu Xiaobao felt a little relieved, but asked impatiently road.

"Hey! I left yesterday because I was satisfied with the food! Didn't I say I won't come today? Look, I brought money here today. Is it enough to eat for half a month? I've been busy all day before stealing ...Um, no! I just got it..." The old man didn't care at all, he was still grinning, and he even leaned in front of Zhu Xiaobao, and poured out a lot of gold ingots from the package behind him, good guy , There are thousands of taels, but the old man didn't bother at all, and he didn't feel distressed at all!He looked at Zhu Xiaobao very pleasingly.

"Hmph! Did you steal it? It's not difficult to steal some gold ingots with your lightness! Let me tell you, don't do this, I earn much more money than you! Get out of here!" Zhu Xiaobao He snorted disdainfully, but with such a large pile of gold ingots piled up under his feet, he was really dizzy, it was so golden!But Zhu Xiaobao didn't want to chat with this fat old man, so he almost drove him away!

"Hey! I'm here today for business, really!" the fat old man said hastily.

"What's the business? You are doing crooked things, what business can you have? If you want to do business, you let my people go first!" Zhu Xiaobao looked at the fat old man, and then said, he is the last Thinking about Ying Xiuxiu's situation.

"Appreciate teachers and accept apprentices!" The fat old man suddenly said formally.

"Apprentice? I'm sorry, no matter how good your lightness kung fu is, I just want to be a cook, and I don't want to learn!" Zhu Xiaobao pouted and said, he didn't have any hope for his talent in learning martial arts.

"No, no, no! It's not me accepting apprentices, but - you accepting apprentices! I'm here to apprentice!" The fat old man shook his hands again and again before explaining.

"What? What? Are you a teacher? Who is your teacher?" Zhu Xiaobao cried out in surprise, thinking he had heard it wrong.

"I worship you as my teacher! Master, please accept my disciple's worship!" The fat old man was very serious, and immediately bowed to the ground!

"Fuck! Old man, are you too shameless? To eat, you even resorted to this method? Old man, you can do it, please let me go. What do you like about me? I will change it." Isn't that okay? You are an old man with strong martial arts skills, so don't make fun of your junior!" Zhu Xiaobao sighed with a bitter face and cupped his hands.

"No, no, no, no! I didn't know until today that the kung fu I learned before is the most useless, and your cooking skills are the most practical, so I'm going to start learning again!" The fat old man shook his head. The head said again and again.

One was determined not to accept apprentices, and the thick-skinned old-faced one insisted on being a teacher, and they pestered him for a long time.Zhu Xiaobao was about to collapse, he couldn't fight and couldn't escape, every time he wanted to escape, no matter which direction he was heading, the fat old man would always stand there ahead of time, smiling and waiting.

In the end, without knowing what tricks the old man used, Zhu Xiaobao suddenly sat on top of the kitchen cabinet, high above the ground.But Zhu Xiaobao was horrified to find that he couldn't move, even made a sound when he spoke, and could only look at the fat old man below in horror.

"Hee hee! That's right! Master, please be respected by your disciple! If you agree, please nod. If you don't agree, then I will pat my ass and leave." The fat old man said with a smile.

Zhu Xiaobao quickly shook his head, acting very resolutely.The fat old man looked at it, rolled his eyeballs for a while, and then said: "Forget it! Then I'll go, you think about it again! The three girls in the firewood room probably have more than [-] hours to untie their acupoints. It's open! Then I'll go first! Come back in two days!"

"Hmmmm!" Zhu Xiaobao shook his head and blinked in horror. After more than [-] hours, isn't that useless?Even if he survived, he would starve to death!

"Ah? Can't hear clearly? Did you agree? You just nodded! Let the disciple understand!" The fat old man asked with his ears closed.

Zhu Xiaobao nodded quickly, even if he didn't like it, he had to agree, otherwise he would be hung on the cabinet like this for a whole night, who knows if there will be any sequelae!

"Oh! Hee hee hee, that's great. The master is the master, and you must sit on a higher level to accept apprentices! Then I will help you down, be careful, don't fall! You said to accept me as an incompetent apprentice I am so touched by climbing so high and doing so grandly!" The fat old man took a ladder this time and helped Zhu Xiaobao down, and Zhu Xiaobao was surprised to find that his body could move freely again. up.

"Old man! I'll treat you to another meal, and then I'll give you a hundred altars of top-quality burning knives. Can you leave here after eating?" Zhu Xiaobao asked feebly. It's evening now, and there are three people beside Ying Xiuxiu. It was impossible to ask someone to help, let alone Zhu Xiaobao estimated that none of the people in the Paradise could be a match for this old man, so he had to try to coax the old man away.

"One hundred altars? That's too much, isn't it just taking in an incompetent apprentice! Just take ten altars casually and just celebrate! A meal is very necessary, of course, the apprentice banquet is indispensable! Oh, By the way, I won't leave after eating! Save the trouble of coming back tomorrow, it's very troublesome to climb up and down!" The fat old man shook his head and said, not treating himself as an outsider at all.

"Okay! You go and put my three maids back, let's... prepare for the banquet!" Zhu Xiaobao sat there and said with a sad face, now the only thing to do is to rescue the three of Ying Xiuxiu and the others. At least rest assured!

"Okay! Bring them here right away. I know that you need someone to help you cook a meal!" The fat old man happily ran to the firewood room. After a while, Ying Xiuxiu and the other three followed the fat old man out Yes, the three of them are very afraid of this fat old man. The three of them teamed up just now, and they were restrained by this fat old man lightly.

"Xiaobao! This bad old man bullied us!" Ying Xiuxiu, Lu Tong and Lu Fang cried out aggrieved when they saw Zhu Xiaobao, as if they needed Zhu Xiaobao's protection, but in fact Zhu Xiaobao's skills were worse than theirs How far away!But for such a long time, they have unconsciously regarded Zhu Xiaobao as their reliance and backing, as if there was nothing Zhu Xiaobao could not solve.

"Hey! Don't talk about it, let's get ready! Today I took in an old apprentice, my first disciple!" Zhu Xiaobao said helplessly, what is this called, this old man is probably 70 years old Bar?

"Yes, yes, yes! Three little sisters, I am a disciple of the master, and my status is a little bit higher than yours, so I must be obedient in the future!" The fat old man quickly responded to the three of Xiuxiu with smile lines on his face.

"Ah! You...you...your great disciple of Kaishan?" Ying Xiuxiu, Lu Tong and Lu Fang were so shocked that they almost sat on the ground.

"Hmm! Such villains can't be dealt with! Let's go!" Zhu Xiaobao said weakly, this old man is too difficult to deal with, we should wait until tomorrow, call Tong Wuxin, Wu Lijia and others, and then deal with this old man something!

The meal was quite sumptuous, with six dishes and one soup, the old man ate with a smile on his face, and kept toasting Zhu Xiaobao during the meal, and called "Master" over and over again.Ying Xiuxiu and the others next to him were extremely uncomfortable, but they were quite afraid of the old man.

"I said, old apprentice, since you worship me as your teacher, you must tell me your name? Where did you come from, and what did you do before?" Zhu Xiaobao asked very depressed.

"My name is Jiurou... You should call me Xiaojiu! As for where I come from, it's hard to say, I basically just go wherever I can find delicious food and drink! I've been doing this all my life!" The old man rolled his eyes before speaking.But what he said later is really true, he has been thinking about eating it all his life.Don't care about anything else.

"Xiao Jiu? Er... Forget it, don't call me an apprentice, it sounds awkward, I'll call you Lao Jiu! At least it sounds more appropriate!" Zhu Xiaobao rolled his eyes and said, the old man has no background at all Revealed, it can be seen that he should have some skills!

"Hee hee! Alright, Master is still thoughtful! Master, where should I sleep at night? Do I squeeze into a room with the three of them?" Lao Jiu took a sip of his wine, then asked with a smile.

"Go to hell! Old pervert!"

"Hate!"

Ying Xiuxiu and the three of them immediately yelled at Lao Jiu, as if the pot had exploded. This old man went too far.

"Hmph! You sleep in the firewood room! Since you are studying art from a teacher, you have to look like an apprentice! You are here to enjoy it?" Zhu Xiaobao also snorted angrily. Crowded together, this old man is very good at finding bargains!

"Okay! Okay! Then you guys help me tidy up later? At least get a bed too?" Lao Jiu agreed happily.

After a while, Zhu Xiaobao was so distraught that he got a little drunk and went back to his room to sleep.Ying Xiuxiu and the other three helped Lao Jiu prepare a bed and a quilt. Lao Jiu was not picky, and prepared to go to bed with a jar of burning knives.

In the middle of the night, Ying Xiuxiu and the other three quietly left the room. The three of them were all wearing soft armor and carrying sharp knives. They quietly touched the firewood room. Then they heard the sound of snoring inside. The three of them nodded to each other. Nodding, then carefully touched it in...

1 Chapter Sixty

In the middle of the night, Zhu Xiaobao also got up all at once, he wanted to take advantage of the dead of night to run to the female guard's house, he should be safe there, where are the two hundred female guards!Is it possible that this fat old man can still pick two hundred?

As soon as Zhu Xiaobao stepped out of the room, he tripped over a pile of soft dikes at the door, and when he looked carefully, he immediately became half cold.There were three people piled up at the door, they were Ying Xiuxiu, Lu Tong and Lu Fang.The three of them were in a terrible state this time. They were all tied up with their hands and feet tied together, and a piece of rag was stuffed in their mouth.The three vigorously shook their heads and blinked at Zhu Xiaobao.Eyes full of horror and shame.

After the three of them were untied, Zhu Xiaobao also gave up the idea of ​​running away. Seeing that he was on guard, he didn't want to cause trouble. If the master was also tied up by the apprentice like this, he wouldn't laugh. Big teeth?

Early the next morning, as soon as Zhu Xiaobao opened the door, he saw Lao Jiu was already waiting at the door, and he even saluted deeply and asked, "Master, did you sleep well last night? What dishes are you going to teach me today?"

"Well, it's okay, but it's a bit noisy!" Zhu Xiaobao gave Lao Jiu a blank look, and said angrily.

"Hee hee, me too, but there was no sound after a while, probably three mice were making noise. But don't worry, if they come again tonight, I will skin them and hang them on the tree myself!" Lao Jiu He also said with a smile.

"No! No! Make sure no one will disturb you tonight!" Zhu Xiaobao was startled, this old man is too cruel!

"Oh! That's good! Master, what are you having for breakfast today? Do you want me to help? I'm just getting started, shouldn't I learn some basic operations!" Lao Jiu asked very positively.

"No need! Let them do it today, and I will teach you at noon!" Zhu Xiaobao said with a sigh, feeling that his appetite is not so strong anymore, and he is in a bad mood!

Lao Jiu has a very good appetite, two baskets of soup dumplings, a bowl of tofu soup, and a plate of milk cucumber.After eating, he clicked his lips a little bit unsatisfied, and then followed Zhu Xiaobao out very consciously, without asking where he was going!

Zhu Xiaobao went straight to the direction of the Martial Arts Field, the female guards should have started to practice, he thought of the Martial Arts Field and he should be able to arrest this nasty old nine!

It just so happened that Tong Wuxin came back today, she just rushed back last night, after finishing the deal with Ye Qinghong, she rushed back in a hurry.Put those exchanged things back in Zhu Xiaobao's laboratory.Started training with the female guards early this morning.

Seeing Zhu Xiaobao walking over with a fat old man, Tong Wuxin and Wu Lijia were a little surprised, Zhu Xiaobao seldom comes here early in the morning.Usually, they take Jumei to run around Dongtianfudi first, why did they come here so early today?Who is that fat old man?Why is there something wrong with Zhu Xiaobao's expression?

Tong Wuxin and Wu Lijia knew Zhu Xiaobao very well, and they were always smiling, but today the fat old man behind him was always smiling, while Zhu Xiaobao was sad.

"Little Treasure! Who is this? How did you come to our paradise?" Tong Wuxin and Wu Lijia walked over with full vigilance, their weapons ready to be unsheathed at all times.Wu Lijia's weapons don't need to be unsheathed at all. What she uses today is a pair of copper hammers.

"Well! Two sisters, the apprentice I just accepted insists on worshiping me as a teacher, so you can test his martial arts!" Zhu Xiaobao stared at Tong Wuxin and said, blinking his eyes.Then he hurriedly took a few steps forward to distance himself from Lao Jiu.

"Hmph! Got it, old man, who are you? Tell us honestly, otherwise don't blame us for being rude!" Tong Wuxin immediately understood, and immediately pulled out the weapon in her hand, and asked!But both of them are a bit incomprehensible. Ordinary people can see something even if their martial arts are high, but this old man's aura is very ordinary, as if he has no kung fu, but it also gives people a very dangerous feeling. Feel.

"Aha! Two sisters, didn't you say that? I am his apprentice, you are not very friendly to me like this! I really want to learn art from my teacher!" Lao Jiu still said with a smile, and said without any scruples. Walking in front of Wu Lijia, what's even more funny is that he also called the two sisters just like Zhu Xiaobao.

Before Wu Lijia raised his copper hammer, he felt that his arms were not in control, but the old man just patted her on the shoulder lightly, and then walked towards Tong Wuxin.

Tong Wuxin immediately felt a huge crisis.The knife in her hand slashed three times in quick succession, taking advance as retreat, she could feel that her kung fu might not be the old man's match.

"Ah?" Tong Wuxin cried out in surprise, she suddenly found that the fat old man was standing behind her, and even patted her on the shoulder with a smile!

"Be careful! You should also pay attention to whether there are people around you when practicing sword skills. It would be bad if you hurt others, right?" The fat old man reminded him seemingly kindly.

Tong Wuxin made a backhand stab, but unexpectedly the fat old man turned in front of her again, and the knife was emptied again, which made Tong Wuxin stunned immediately, this man's kung fu was terribly high.

Tong Wuxin vigorously swung the knife again, the fat old man took the knife lightly, it looked as if Tong Wuxin had given him his own knife, and at the same time he flicked the knife approvingly and praised: "Yes, this knife How good is it! Well, your saber technique should be the Flood Dragon Saber, I don’t know how much skill you have learned from the Bronze Flood Dragon Sword?”

"Who are you? How do you know my father's sword skills!" Tong Wuxin asked solemnly at this time.

"Hey! I'm just an old man looking for delicious food everywhere!" The fat old man didn't talk to Tong Wuxin, but yelled at the female guards: "I'm my master's apprentice, my name is Xiao Jiu. Er, no, My name is Lao Jiu. I am both good in character and learning, and not a womanizer, so don't worry!"

"Wow..." The female guards all burst into laughter, they were far away, and they didn't see clearly that Tong Wuxin and Wu Lijia had made a move, and it failed.It was Tong Wuxin and Wu Lijia who were embarrassed to bully an old man.

Moreover, Zhu Xiaobao and the fat old man are about the same size, they are both chubby and taller than Zhu Xiaobao. Upside down!

Zhu Xiaobao was also a little dumbfounded, he didn't expect that Tong Wuxin was not his opponent, because Tong Wuxin was quietly shaking his head at Zhu Xiaobao at this time, which meant that he had already lost, so don't act rashly now!

"Master! They have already tested and taught me Kung Fu, and they seem to be very satisfied. Do you have any other orders? Are you practicing here?" Lao Jiu asked very attentively, as if he hadn't noticed Tong Wuxin's little tricks at all. .

"No more! I don't like to practice martial arts, I want to go to blacksmithing!" Zhu Xiaobao looked at Lao Jiu helplessly, and suddenly found that this guy is really a piece of dog skin plaster, and it can't be pulled off after sticking it on!

"That's good, disciple will go with you!" Lao Jiu said very attentively, and followed Zhu Xiaobao briskly. This scene was ridiculous no matter how you looked at it.

After Zhu Xiaobao left dejectedly, Tong Wuxin and Wu Lijia looked at each other in shock, the old man's kung fu was really terrible, there was no room for retaliation at all!And what is even more disturbing is that the old man does not know whether he is a friend or an enemy.Judging by Zhu Xiaobao's appearance, he must have been forced to accept such an old apprentice!

Tong Wuxin and Wu Lijia discussed it, and immediately sent someone to report to Manager Wu.For the time being, I dare not tell the nineteenth princess, if the other party is here for the nineteenth princess, then I have fallen into a trap.Besides, only Chief Wu has the highest martial arts right now, if he can't do it, then it's useless to tell the nineteenth princess!

Tong Wuxin immediately released the carrier pigeon and brought back the third son, Zhao Shenbao. Although he knew that Zhao Shenbao was definitely not his opponent, but Zhao Shenbao had rich experience, so he might know the origin of this old man.

Zhu Xiaobao is really annoying now, not only because of this strange old man, but also the dagger he helped Wu Yue to forge has also encountered difficulties, because the piece of black iron has been added, so it has been unable to integrate this piece of black iron into the original In the iron embryo, because the force of the beating is always wrong, if it is too heavy, the outer iron embryo will be deformed, if it is too light, the black iron inside will not be able to bear the force at all...

"Master! Are you raising the temperature of the furnace?" Du Wang also asked a little uneasy. He had never used black iron before, so he didn't know how to deal with this situation.

"No! If you raise the furnace temperature, the iron embryos outside will be too soft!" Zhu Xiaobao shook his head and said.

"Master, why don't I try?" At this time, Lao Jiu asked cautiously from behind, with a flattering smile on his face.

"What are you making trouble for? Are you learning to cook or blacksmith? Didn't you see that I'm worrying!" Zhu Xiaobao shouted angrily. Whenever he encountered a problem that he couldn't solve, Zhu Xiaobao would be very irritable. , It doesn't matter who the other party is.

"Hee hee, it's not making trouble. If you don't add internal force, the force won't penetrate at all! I still have a little foundation in this respect!" Lao Jiu still said with a smile.

In fact, the old nine was also amazed in his heart. This little fat man is not only a cook, but also has many unexpected skills, and many of them he has never seen before.It was the first time I saw the folding method, but he could feel that this method was very advanced and more efficient than the original method.

"Master! What he said is right! Why don't you let him try it?" Du Wang immediately understood the key point when he heard it.

"Well! Well, Lao Jiu, try it, if you can help me solve this problem, I will surprise you today!" Zhu Xiaobao looked at Lao Jiu suspiciously, and then said.

"really?"

"Ok!"

Chapter 161 The Master of Wine and Meat

Both Zhu Xiaobao and Du Wang looked at Lao Jiu in disbelief, and saw that Lao Jiu was holding a hammer, Ding Ding Dangdang was skillful, and he lifted the weight as if it were light.While beating, he was still talking: "Hehe, when I was young, I just cooked it in their house for three months just to eat the boiled white meat cooked by that blacksmith's wife! I didn't expect it to come in handy today!"

Zhu Xiaobao carefully looked at the iron embryo that was constantly being beaten, and the black iron sandwiched in the middle slowly began to melt into the iron embryo, and Lao Jiu's technique was very superb, with even force and just right, even Du Wang It is also a sincere admiration.

Now Zhu Xiaobao can't understand this strange old man, it seems that he really has no malice towards him, and he understands everything.This blacksmithing skill alone is enough for Zhu Xiaobao to learn for several years!This apprentice picked it up!

"I'm going to do something else first, come back later!" Zhu Xiaobao knew that he couldn't help much, not to mention himself, even Tong Wuxin's internal strength would definitely not be able to reach this level.But this operation will take at least several days.So Zhu Xiaobao went to work on other things first!This time Lao Jiu didn't follow, anyway, he knew what to do, and he wasn't afraid that Zhu Xiaobao would really run away.

Zhu Xiaobao avoids Lao Jiu mainly because there is some old wine to be transported to the mezzanine of the cave to be stored in the cellar today, this stuff must not be discovered by the fat old man, or he will have to steal it all.

When Zhu Xiaobao came back, he saw Lao Jiu was instructing Du Wang on how to beat and how to temper it. At this time, Lao Jiu's demeanor became very cold, while Du Wang was very respectful.When he saw Zhu Xiaobao coming, Lao Jiu put on a smiling face again, which really made Zhu Xiaobao a little dumbfounded.

"Let's go! Come here in the morning, this thing won't work for a few days!" Zhu Xiaobao said to Lao Jiu, but his tone has softened a lot, he is really capable.Zhu Xiaobao also respects capable people.

"Hee hee! Is it time for lunch? What are you going to teach me today?" Lao Jiu followed behind and asked with a smile on his face.

"Well, go back and cook these mud balls. This is lunch!" Zhu Xiaobao said with a rare smile. This is what he just remembered. step up.

"What is this...?" Lao Jiu asked a little puzzled, wondering why these mud balls were lunch?

Back at Zhu Xiaobao's residence, unexpectedly, Mr. Wu and Wu Yue were already waiting there, and Tong Wuxin was also standing behind, but her eyes were somewhat worried.According to her estimate, Mr. Wu might not be the old man's opponent either.

"Senior, may I ask Gao's name?" Mr. Wu was a little surprised when he saw the fat old man, because he couldn't see the other party's aura at all. Generally, there are only two possibilities for this situation, or the other party is a little bit better. There is no martial arts either, or the martial arts are too high, which is beyond the range of what the general manager can perceive.Undoubtedly, this old man belongs to the latter.Judging by his age, this person should be 70 years old, so it is not an exaggeration to call him a senior.

"Hee hee! If you are a senior or not, just call me Lao Jiu!" The fat old man didn't care at all when he saw a few people standing opposite him, and even glanced not far away, because Zhao Shenbao was hiding in the dark Unexpectedly, Lao Jiu would have noticed it long ago.

"Since you are a senior and expert, please forgive Wu for not treating you well!" Director Wu couldn't help it, he gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand, wanting to test the other party's martial arts.

But Lao Jiu didn't seem to see it, he just missed it from Mr. Wu's side, Mr. Wu was terrified, his own hand, even Wu Zun, probably had to respond, this person actually understated The ones are staggered, which is equivalent to leaving Mr. Wu there.

Wu Yue didn't buy it, she didn't even notice that her father had already lost a move just now.The Leng Yue Little Treasure Knife in her hand was already out of its sheath, but Wu Yue was still very polite, and she still called out first: "Old man, if you want to worship Xiaobao as a teacher, first ask me, the teacher's wife, if she agrees or not! "

"Ah? I have an extra wife?" Lao Jiu was suddenly a little dazed, which seemed a little unexpected.

"Aha! Yueyue is mighty!" Zhu Xiaobao immediately burst into joy. He didn't expect Wu Yue to have such a sense of humor. Is this an admission of the relationship between the two?So Zhu Xiaobao exclaimed very excitedly.

Although Wu Yue was chasing and killing the fat old man, there was no lethality at all. Originally, Wu Yue's domineering swordsmanship and weird footwork were useless when it came to the fat old man. There are three big mud balls, but they can calmly appear on the left side of Wu Yue every time, like walking in the garden. Wu Yue holds a knife in her right hand, and the fat old man appears on her left every time, which makes her very uncomfortable. , wanting to turn the blade again, the fat old man wobbled away again.It seems that the movements are clumsy, but Wu Yue always misses the slightest, and she can't touch the fat old man at all.